Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Hastings Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
9,393 approved · 1,340 refused · 793 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Jul 2003 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Former Ashdown House, Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PB
Received 15 Nov 20249 Upper Glen Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7AX
Received 15 Nov 202441 St Helens Down, Hastings, TN34 2BG
Received 15 Nov 2024Beauport Water Works, The Ridge West, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 15 Nov 2024First Floor Flat, 4 Edward Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6ES
Received 15 Nov 202415-16 Queens Road, Hastings, TN34 1QY
Received 15 Nov 2024151 Park View, Hastings, TN34 2PE
Received 18 Nov 2024151 Park View, Hastings, TN34 2PE
Received 18 Nov 2024Bank and Premises, 395-397 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6PH
Received 18 Nov 20241 The Gables, Hillside Road, Hastings, TN34 2JU
Received 19 Nov 2024Hastings Academy, Rye Road, Hastings, TN35 5DN
Received 20 Nov 202456 - 57 Havelock Road, (formerly Crowleys, Public House), Hastings, TN34 1BE
Received 20 Nov 20248 - 18 The Bourne, Hastings, TN34 3AY
Received 21 Nov 2024Land south west of, Newts Way, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 21 Nov 2024Flat 8, 27 Eversfield Place, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6BY
Received 22 Nov 202410 Alfred Road, Hastings, TN35 5HX
Received 8 Nov 20242 Ellenslea Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6HX
Received 11 Nov 2024land south and west of, Seven Acre Close, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 26 Nov 202428 Tackleway, Hastings, TN34 3DA
Received 26 Nov 2024Crowleys, Public House, 56 Havelock Road, Hastings, TN34 1BE
Received 26 Nov 2024131 Bulverhythe Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8AF
Received 27 Nov 202410 Rock Lane, Hastings, TN35 4JN
Received 27 Nov 2024529 The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2SB
Received 18 Nov 202419 Wellington Square, Hastings, TN34 1PB
Received 28 Nov 2024Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Hastings Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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